Chen Mu was cheated by himself.

He originally thought that while the Ming army was developing fertile soil in North Asia, he could not let the Spaniards be idle and let them clean up Portugal, but he did not expect that Acosta would finally tell him the news that the Portuguese king had personally conquered Morocco, and the most important thing was Philip, who was also the heir to the Portuguese king.

From the monk's smile, Chen Mu could feel that Philip would not miss this opportunity, and the Portuguese king might not be able to go back in person.

He could feel that this peace talks and co-governance were all attempts by Philip to stabilize the situation in the new continent.

This critical moment is very important to Spain.

Although Portugal is small, its navigation technology and shipbuilding industry are not bad. If the Western countries can annex Portugal, the mature shipbuilding industry can help Spain build warships more quickly.

When did the Battle of the Invincible Armada take place?

In my impression, it was 1588, ten years later.

The friction between Spain and England has begun to gradually escalate now. The English pirates who met with Shaw Tingda rely on several small gunboats to enter the Spanish back garden as if they were no one.

The staff of the Oriental Military Office are analyzing Spain's decision-making starting point in a half-baked way.

A group of people stared at the European map obtained from the Spanish, and finally Xu Wei concluded: "The Westerners made very smart decisions. As long as they did not rob their money, the Grand Marshal could get everything they wanted at this time."

What Xu Wei mentioned is actually not to continue to waste time with the Ming army in the New World.

Spain fought in multiple directions, regardless of whether it was the bordering France or the enclave of the Netherlands, it was all a mess, and it also had the strategy of striking troops against Portugal.

Not to mention Xu Wei, even if anyone with the knowledgeable people from the Chinese Empire from the Qin to the Ming Dynasty, watching European countries will have a special starting point - how to unify Europa.

So he took it for granted that Europe was a whole. The four wars of France, the Netherlands, Portugal and the Ming Dynasty were the difficulties faced by Spain.

Xu Wei lightly taps the table map with a folding fan in his palm: "If you lose to the Ming Dynasty, trade negotiations will be completed, bird guns and cannons flow in, and the other three games may be possible; if you want to win the Ming Dynasty, don't worry about the winner or lose, the other three games will definitely lose."

Although this statement is not rigorous at all, they have never even seen any European army except the West, Portugal and Britain, but their staff agree that the Ming army in the New World mobilized troops to cross the sea, with fewer troops and limited supplies, but they unanimously believed that the Ming army was much stronger than others.

Chen Mu also agreed, saying: "Although we are not fighting with the most elite troops in the Western country, even if they transfer elite troops, we may not win so easily, and they will definitely feel even more uncomfortable."

No one understands this feeling better than the Ming Dynasty people. At this time, the Ming Dynasty had 700,000 troops, but it was even more difficult to mobilize 70,000 troops to go to sea.

Even the Eastern Military Palace went to sea independently of the garrison, and only outside the money and food system was able to mobilize troops to sea. If the middle school of the country went to war with Mongolia, it would be impossible to mobilize tens of thousands of troops to sea.

"The situation in the Western Kingdom is similar to the Ming Dynasty!"

Xu Wei raised his hand and pointed to the direction of Ottoman on the map and said, "In the year of Longqing, we just negotiated peace with Mongolia, and the border was still full of troops."

"But it was much more serious than the most difficult time in the Ming Dynasty." Xu Wei said, "The three proclamations and six comforts all rebelled, and the state dynasty launched an army to attack."

Immediately afterwards, Xu Wei pointed to England again and said, "The Japanese pirates jumped over the beam and robbed them."

When his hand moved to the Netherlands, Xu Wei really didn't know what to do, and murmured and said in a low voice: "The merchants in the southeastern provinces with 30% of the taxes are in chaos, and the military forces of the state and the dynasty cannot be controlled?"

Chen Mu looked at him, and the metaphor of the old madman is quite wonderful.

To be honest, if the Ming Dynasty was about to encounter the internal and external environment that Spain experienced at this time, it might not be able to stand it. Similarly, Spain could not stand it either.

Chen Mu believes that the reason why the huge Spain can hold on is the rise of trade in gold and silver in the New World and Europe.

While Chen Mu was still immersed in the fantasy brought by Xu Wei's remarks, Xu Wei had already bowed his hands very seriously and said: "Master, I think that co-governance has small benefits for me, but great benefits for the Western countries, so it cannot be easily agreed."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"The land of a hundred miles in the Western Kingdom is still uncontrollable. I only know how to dig mountains and mine. The people are poor and still have military force. The state may not send overseas talents to the world, but can control a land of a hundred miles..." Xu Wei held the folding fan and made difficult thoughts: "I'm afraid there will be as many as possible."

"As a place like the Westerners, only let the people take care of their lives and death, the rest are labored for mines, with almost no taxes to be levied. Once managed by our officials, there is no need for labor. They will have a year of rest and rest, and will flourish the following year. According to the harvest of the land here, perhaps the same households will receive more taxes than the middle school of the country, but they have to share it with the Western countries, which is very disadvantageous."

Chen Mu laughed at this. This is not just the difference between the big Ming Dynasty and the small European countries, nor is it the better ones, and the worse ones. A problem can involve all aspects and essential differences.

The split European countries attach more importance to war because it is related to survival. Princes and nobles and the people live together, with a strong tradition of autonomy. Compared with the unified China, there are fewer constraints and less governance. As long as the people live, they can live. As for how to live, there are not many rules in the system.

The kings were like big landlords, reluctantly making some decrees. Tenants like to grow as much as they like. As long as the land rent can be paid, they care more about supporting the small landlords who guard the house. They can not only protect their own land, but also seize other landlords' land.

European tenants are all stocked.

The emperor is different. He never thinks he is a landlord, they only always think that he is everyone's father.

Shaping one's own country is shaping one's own family, shaping one's own people is shaping one's own children and grandchildren. Through the imperial examinations, fathers from all dynasties have selected relatively outstanding sons to manage other descendants.

Especially in the Ming Dynasty, some sons who grew up very quickly also set up strict constraints for their fathers. If they don’t do well, their sons will accuse you of being a good father.

But I feel that I am my father's bad habits have been inherited. The court officials also think that I am everyone's father in the local area. The consideration of excellent family is to manage the local area, how many acres of land are reclaimed, how much tax is collected, whether there are bad grandsons in the jurisdiction, and whether the bad grandsons are photographed to death, all of which are performance appraisals.

The people of the Ming Dynasty were all kept by their homes.

Xu Wei is still very moral when he is not a domestic wild person, but Chen Mu is a wild person.

The Dongyang Marshal smiled and looked at Xu Wei with great difficulty. Everyone listened to him: "Just manage our own land well. When did I say that I would send officials to manage the land that was jointly governed?"
Chapter completed!